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World's Central Banks Are Wary Of AI, Struggling To Quit The Dollar: Survey
Artificial Intelligence is not a core part of operations at most of the world's central banks and digital assets are off the table, according to a survey released on Wednesday by the Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum.
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Kazakhstan and UAE Central Banks Sign MoU to Collaborate on VDA Regulations, CBDCs
The National Bank of Kazakhstan and the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) have signed an MoU to collaborate on fintech, cybersecurity, and CBDCs, focusing on how UAE's financial hubs leverage blockchain and crypto for payments and transactions.
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South Korea’s Central Bank Dismisses Bitcoin as Reserved Asset Citing Uncertainty, Risks: Report
The Bank of Korea (BoK) has reportedly said that Bitcoin’s volatility is a matter of risk and concern for the country’s national stability. The BoK said that it had not even begun to review the possibility of having Bitcoin as a reserved asset alongside gold and fiat currencies among other securities.
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ECB President Says Bitcoin Won't Enter Reserves of Any EU Central Banks
Ales Michl, the governor of Czech Republic’s central bank, suggested ECB’s General Council to consider adding Bitcoin as part of its reserved assets. Dismissing the suggestion, Lagarde said reserved assets need to be liquid and secure – criteria she feels are not strong with BTC for now.
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Hong Kong-Based HashKey Obtains VASP Licence in Ireland to Comply With EU's AMLD5
The Central Bank of Ireland has granted the licence of a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) to the HashKey exchange, giving it legal permissions to offer a variety of crypto-related services in the country.
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RBI Shares Observations Around Tokenisation, Crypto in Financial Stability Report 2024
As per the RBI, asset tokenisation is a rapidly evolving financial innovation still in its early stages, currently presenting minimal concerns. However, the central bank also cautioned that the widespread adoption of crypto assets could potentially impact macroeconomic and financial stability.
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BIS, FSB Reports Highlight Benefits and Risks of Asset Tokenisation
The Bank of International Settlements (BIS) and the Financial Stability Board (FSB) have published their respective reports on VDAs, addressed to the G20 group. The Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors of the G20 nations are scheduled to meet on October 23-24. The release of these reports by these financial institutes is well aligned with t...
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Global Bank Messaging Network SWIFT to Trial Live Digital Currency Transactions in 2025
SWIFT will trial live transactions of tokenised assets and digital currencies next year. Banks and asset managers hope that by using digital units - usually blockchain-based tokens that represent a share of the underlying asset - trading can be quicker, cheaper and more efficient, including by cutting out middlemen involved in many transactions.
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Financial Creditors Take Maximum Risk, Need To Be Compensated: RBI
Amendments to India's bankruptcy law should focus on a financial creditor-led framework for resolution of stressed assets, the governor of the country's central bank said on Thursday.
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India-Led G20 Adopt Roadmap on Crypto Assets Suggested by IMF, FSB Joint Synthesis Paper
The finance ministers and central bank governors from the G20 nations met in Morocco’s Marrakesh for their fourth and final meeting under India’s Presidency. There, the FMCBGs agreed that the IMF-FSB synthesis paper released in September makes for an essential guide for the G20 group to ensure that crypto assets are supported in a way that they...
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Talks Underway for Global Framework on Crypto Rules, Says FM Nirmala Sitharaman
Discussions are underway on a global framework to regulate crypto assets, India's finance minister said on Tuesday, adding that cryptocurrencies could not be regulated efficiently without the co-operation of all countries.
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India, UK Discuss Crypto Assets; Focus on Robust Approach to Handling Risks and Vulnerabilities
India and the UK discussed international developments regarding crypto assets at the India-UK 2nd Financial Markets Dialogue t the India-UK 2nd Financial Markets Dialogue on Wednesday. Both countries' participants at the dialogue provided updates on recent developments in their respective banking sectors. They also discussed banking trends and emer...
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Russia Must Feel Full Price Of Its Aggression: Zelensky To World Bank, IMF
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made an appeal to the heads of the IMF and World Bank on Wednesday and renewed his call to confiscate Russian Central Bank assets held around the world and use them to help rebuild Ukraine.
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Government Imposes Anti-Money Laundering Provisions on Crypto Sector in India: Details
The Finance Ministry on Tuesday announced that it was applying anti-money laundering legislation to crypto trading, safekeeping and related financial services. The government has already levied more stringent tax rules on the crypto sector, including applying a levy on trading in 2022.
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Taliban Demand US Return $3.5 Billion In Afghan Assets After Court Ruling
Taliban authorities called on Washington Wednesday to return $3.5 billion belonging to Afghanistan's central bank after a New York federal judge ruled the families of victims in the 9/11 attacks cannot seize the funds.
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World's Central Banks Are Wary Of AI, Struggling To Quit The Dollar: Survey
Artificial Intelligence is not a core part of operations at most of the world's central banks and digital assets are off the table, according to a survey released on Wednesday by the Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum.
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Kazakhstan and UAE Central Banks Sign MoU to Collaborate on VDA Regulations, CBDCs
The National Bank of Kazakhstan and the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) have signed an MoU to collaborate on fintech, cybersecurity, and CBDCs, focusing on how UAE's financial hubs leverage blockchain and crypto for payments and transactions.
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South Korea’s Central Bank Dismisses Bitcoin as Reserved Asset Citing Uncertainty, Risks: Report
The Bank of Korea (BoK) has reportedly said that Bitcoin’s volatility is a matter of risk and concern for the country’s national stability. The BoK said that it had not even begun to review the possibility of having Bitcoin as a reserved asset alongside gold and fiat currencies among other securities.
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ECB President Says Bitcoin Won't Enter Reserves of Any EU Central Banks
Ales Michl, the governor of Czech Republic’s central bank, suggested ECB’s General Council to consider adding Bitcoin as part of its reserved assets. Dismissing the suggestion, Lagarde said reserved assets need to be liquid and secure – criteria she feels are not strong with BTC for now.
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Hong Kong-Based HashKey Obtains VASP Licence in Ireland to Comply With EU's AMLD5
The Central Bank of Ireland has granted the licence of a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) to the HashKey exchange, giving it legal permissions to offer a variety of crypto-related services in the country.
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RBI Shares Observations Around Tokenisation, Crypto in Financial Stability Report 2024
As per the RBI, asset tokenisation is a rapidly evolving financial innovation still in its early stages, currently presenting minimal concerns. However, the central bank also cautioned that the widespread adoption of crypto assets could potentially impact macroeconomic and financial stability.
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BIS, FSB Reports Highlight Benefits and Risks of Asset Tokenisation
The Bank of International Settlements (BIS) and the Financial Stability Board (FSB) have published their respective reports on VDAs, addressed to the G20 group. The Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors of the G20 nations are scheduled to meet on October 23-24. The release of these reports by these financial institutes is well aligned with t...
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Global Bank Messaging Network SWIFT to Trial Live Digital Currency Transactions in 2025
SWIFT will trial live transactions of tokenised assets and digital currencies next year. Banks and asset managers hope that by using digital units - usually blockchain-based tokens that represent a share of the underlying asset - trading can be quicker, cheaper and more efficient, including by cutting out middlemen involved in many transactions.
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Financial Creditors Take Maximum Risk, Need To Be Compensated: RBI
Amendments to India's bankruptcy law should focus on a financial creditor-led framework for resolution of stressed assets, the governor of the country's central bank said on Thursday.
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India-Led G20 Adopt Roadmap on Crypto Assets Suggested by IMF, FSB Joint Synthesis Paper
The finance ministers and central bank governors from the G20 nations met in Morocco’s Marrakesh for their fourth and final meeting under India’s Presidency. There, the FMCBGs agreed that the IMF-FSB synthesis paper released in September makes for an essential guide for the G20 group to ensure that crypto assets are supported in a way that they...
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Talks Underway for Global Framework on Crypto Rules, Says FM Nirmala Sitharaman
Discussions are underway on a global framework to regulate crypto assets, India's finance minister said on Tuesday, adding that cryptocurrencies could not be regulated efficiently without the co-operation of all countries.
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India, UK Discuss Crypto Assets; Focus on Robust Approach to Handling Risks and Vulnerabilities
India and the UK discussed international developments regarding crypto assets at the India-UK 2nd Financial Markets Dialogue t the India-UK 2nd Financial Markets Dialogue on Wednesday. Both countries' participants at the dialogue provided updates on recent developments in their respective banking sectors. They also discussed banking trends and emer...
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Russia Must Feel Full Price Of Its Aggression: Zelensky To World Bank, IMF
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made an appeal to the heads of the IMF and World Bank on Wednesday and renewed his call to confiscate Russian Central Bank assets held around the world and use them to help rebuild Ukraine.
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Government Imposes Anti-Money Laundering Provisions on Crypto Sector in India: Details
The Finance Ministry on Tuesday announced that it was applying anti-money laundering legislation to crypto trading, safekeeping and related financial services. The government has already levied more stringent tax rules on the crypto sector, including applying a levy on trading in 2022.
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Taliban Demand US Return $3.5 Billion In Afghan Assets After Court Ruling
Taliban authorities called on Washington Wednesday to return $3.5 billion belonging to Afghanistan's central bank after a New York federal judge ruled the families of victims in the 9/11 attacks cannot seize the funds.
